Clay Higgins

RepublicanLA-3 · Representative

Wins

Losses

Races

2018

House · LA-03

Won

RClay HigginsWinner

136,876 votes55.6%

DMildred Mimi Methvin

43,729 votes17.8%

RJosh Guillory

31,387 votes12.8%

DRob Anderson

13,477 votes5.5%

DLarry Rader

9,692 votes3.9%

DVerone Thomas

7,815 votes3.2%

LAaron J. Andrus

2,967 votes1.2%

In the 2018 House race for LA-03, Clay Higgins (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Mildred Mimi Methvin (D) who received 17.8%. 5 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Clay Higgins's 37.9-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

This was an open-seat race with no incumbent running — Charles W. Boustany Jr. (R) previously held the seat. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. As a Republican, Clay Higgins won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Republican Trump was in office).